2005 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2005 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
2005 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Texas State +^   5 1     11 3  
No. 17 Nicholls State +^   5 1     6 4  
McNeese State   3 3     5 4  
Northwestern State   3 3     5 5  
Southeastern Louisiana   2 4     4 6  
Sam Houston State   2 4     3 7  
Stephen F. Austin   1 5     5 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Todd Whitten, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Southland.